Improvement in water-meters



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CAMILLE CAMPEAUX, 0F NEW YORK, N. Y.

IMPROVEMENT iN WATERMETERS.

Specilication forming part of Letters Patent No. 120,853, dated November 14, 1871.

To all whom it may coaccrfu: j

Be it known that I, CAMILLE CAMPEAUX, or the city or" New York, in the county and State oi'Ncw York, have invented a new and Improved Tater-Meter; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawing' forming part or' this speciiica-tion.

Figur'e 1 represents a vertical section or my improved water-meter, the line c c, Fig. 2, indicating the plane of section. Fig. 2 is a vertical section or' the saine taken on the plane of the line k lr, Fig. l.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

This invention relates to a new instrument for measuring the quantity of water or other liuid passing through it and recording the measurement thus taken. rhe invention consists in a new arrangement ot parts, whereby a iioat is caused to alternately open and shut a valve and impart intermittent rotation to a recording-gear, all as hereinafter more fully described.

A in the drawing represents a box or hollow case of suitable form and size. B is the pipe conveying the water or other iiuid to a short vertical pipe, C, which is litted through the bottom of box A and open at both ends. The pipe B enters the upper part of C, as shown in Fig. 1. The lower part ot' C under the bottom of box A is periorated, as at b b, the apertures leading to a surrounding annular space, d, whose upper end is open to the box, while its lower end is closed tight by a tubular nut, a, screwed upon the lower part of C. D is a plug, iitting tight in the pipe C, wherein it can play up and down to either close the apertures b or the pipe B. rlhe stem e or' the plug enters the lower end of the vertical rod or post E, which extends upward through the top oi' the box A. F is a iioat placed within the box A, a-nd surrounding the post E. The upper end of the post carries a pawl, j', which, during every upward motion oi'E, strikes a toothed wheel, g, and imparts a partial turn to it. lVheu the box is empty the plug D is lowered so as to close the apertures as shown in Fig. 1. rlhe water entering G through the pipe B cannot escape from the box, but commences filling the same, thereby elevating the float. When the iioat is raised far enough to strike a shoulder, z, or' the post E, said shoulder being adjustable on the postier regulating the exact amount of water to be measured, the post will be gradually raised with the iioat, and thereby act on the wheel g, as stated. Near the end of the upward motion the post will suddenly lift the plug D so as to close the pipe B and open the holes b b, as in Fig. 2. Water will now escape through the space d and holes o into the lower part of pipe G, and thence to suitable receptacles. rlhe iioat will gradually descend, and when quite down bear upon ashoulder, fi, or the post, drawing it down and causing the plug to descend to reopen the pipe B and close the holes b.- The measuring of water will then be resumed, as before stated. The post E during its upward motion does not at once take up the plug D, because the stem e of the latter, with a projecting head or pin, j, enters a slotted part of the post, which gives the same some independent upward movement, and thereby provides-for the sudden rising of the plug at the right time. A spring, l, projecting from a shoulder, Im, ot" the stem c and bearing against the outer side or' the tube C, serves to retain the plug in its desired positions. During the descent oi' thc post, caused by the dead weight ofthe float, the plug will also remain unaffected until at ihe very end of such descent, when it is also lowered, as before stated. a is a spring-slide, bearing against the notchedL upper part ot' the post E for retaining it in its two positions, so that the mere frietion of the lioat will not cause its displacement. The gear-wheel g is connected with other toothed wheels o o, ot" which one has a projecting pin, p. This pin, when it reaches contact with a pivoted lever, t, serves to release a drop, r, held away from the post E by said lever, as in Fig. l.

It' it is desired to permit the use of a certain quantity of water to the party holding the meter, the pin p is set so that when the specified number or' measures have been drawn the drop r will be caused to swing against the post E and under the paw] f,- thereby the drop will prevent the further descent of the post, and keep the plug raised and the pipe B closed. A locked meter will thus permit i'ull control of discharge. The gear-wheels are furthermore connected with suitable pointers s s, which move over proper dials t0 indicate the number of strokes of the 2. The pin p on the Wheel o, combined with post and the consequent number of measure the lever t and drop r for locking, the post E and drawn. plug` D, in the elevated position, substantially as Having thus described my invention, I claim herein shown and described.

as new and desire to secure by Letters Patcnt- CAMILLE CAMPEAUX.

l. The elastic friction slide I, connected with the stem e of the plug D and bearing aga-inst Witnesses:

the tube C in order to reta-in the plug in its re- GEORGE W. MABEE,

spective positions, substantially as herein shown T. B. MOSHER. (167) and described. 

